Provide a description of an existing intervention in Canada, intended to improve health inequities. Include an explanation of the inequity and how the intervention targets upstream determinants of health. Describe the organizations involved and/or social policies enacted in the implementation of the intervention. Explain whether or not the intervention was/is successful and what lessons public health practitioners can learn from that experience that might improve population health in the United States.

The Canadian Best Practices Portal challenges Canadian public health practitioners and researchers to create upstream interventions aimed at the source of a population health problem or benefit. What is being done to address the influences on population health in Canada?
To prepare for this Assignment, review your Learning Resources. Search the Internet and scholarly
research for examples of Canadian “upstream interventions†that can be put forth as examples of
either effective or ineffective efforts to improve population health.
The Assignment
Provide a description of an existing intervention in Canada, intended to improve health inequities.
Include an explanation of the inequity and how the intervention targets upstream determinants of
health.
Describe the organizations involved and/or social policies enacted in the implementation of the
intervention.
Explain whether or not the intervention was/is successful and what lessons public health
practitioners can learn from that experience that might improve population health in the United
States.
Expand on your insights utilizing the Learning Resources.
Use APA formatting for your Assignment and to cite your resources.
“CUSTOM PAPER”
community discussion 11
School Health
Occupational Health
Please read chapter 29 and 30 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint
presentations. Once done answer the following questions;
1. Discuss how Healthy People 2020 can be used to shape the care given in a school health setting.
Give at least one example.
2. Identify and discuss the eight components of a comprehensive school health program.
3. Identify and discuss the skills and competencies germane to occupational health nursing.
4. Describe and discuss a multidisciplinary approach for the resolution of occupational health issues.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font . A minimum of 3 evidencebased
references besides the class textbook no older than 5 years must be used and quoted
according to APA guidelines. A minimum of 800 words is required. Please make sure to follow the
instructions as given and use either spell-check or Grammarly before you post your assignment. I will
also pay close attention to spelling and/or grammar. Please review the rubric attached to the lecture

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